Occupant arrested after Logan Heights house fire

San Diego  A man was taken into custody Wednesday after a house fire in Logan Heights that sent two people to a hospital.

San Diego police and firefighters arrived at the house on National Avenue, near 30th Street, about 4:45 p.m. A man was reported to be inside possibly lighting something on fire, a San Diego Fire-Rescue Department dispatcher said.

Investigators determined the fire was arson, and one of the occupants was arrested, said fire spokesman Lee Swanson.

The blaze appeared to have started in a mattress, Swanson said. It was being dragged out of the house as firefighters arrived.

The fire was confined to a bedroom, with most of the damage caused by smoke, Swanson said.

A man and a woman were transported to a hospital, Swanson said. He did not know the nature of their injuries.

Damage was estimated at $15,000 to the property and $1,000 to the contents.